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Providing top-quality comics, puzzles and text features to newspapers at affordable prices is what the NEA service is all about. The Newspaper Enterprise Association was the first syndicate to offer a full range of art and text features to newspapers, and editors embraced it wholeheartedly. Today the NEA service continues to offer engaging, fun and informative content that strengthens reader loyalty.

  • Tiny_avatar Adam@Homeby Rob Harrell

    The adventures of Adam Newman: a family man who's left the rat race in search of the perfect work-life balance ... and the world's best coffee.

  • Tiny_avatar Alley Oopby Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers

    Alley Oop is the classic caveman comic strip revolving around the irrepressible Alley Oop, who travels from prehistoric Moo all the way to the 21st century in his friend Doc Wonmug's time machine.

  • Tiny_avatar Andrews McMeel Almanacby The Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication

    Andrews McMeel Almanac is a daily calendar feature offering notable historical events, interesting birthdays, phases of the moon and intriguing quotes, facts and statistics of the day.

  • Tiny_avatar Ann Coulter

    Ann Coulter's political commentary delights conservatives and drives liberals up a wall.

  • Tiny_avatar Robert Ariail

    Clever and unpredictable, Ariail skewers politicians on both sides of the political fence with his award-winning cartoons.

  • Tiny_avatar Arlo and Janisby Jimmy Johnson

    From the ugly sofa that is the center of the "Arlo & Janis" universe, this shapeshifting comic strip has been just about everywhere, from unvarnished human drama to flights of unfettered comic fantasy, from unabashed pathos to pithy observational wit. The characters Arlo and Janis have played the parts of mermaids, squirrels, alligators and grasshoppers over the years, all while exploring the unexaggerated human condition and managing to become one of the most believable families in the funny pages. This unique approach has garnered Arlo and Janis an intelligent and engaged readership and guaranteed that a percentage of it will be confused and disgruntled at any given moment.

  • Tiny_avatar Ask the Doctorsby Eve Glazier, M.D. and Elizabeth Ko, M.D

    A new feature written by two UCLA physicians with clear, commonsense advice on all your health-related questions.

  • Tiny_avatar Astro-Graphby Eugenia Last

    Eugenia Last writes Astro-Graph, the nation's leading syndicated astrology column.

  • Tiny_avatar Big Nateby Lincoln Peirce

    Big Nate chronicles the humor and misadventures of 11-year-old Nate Wright: sixth-grade renaissance man, self-described genius, and the all-time record holder for most detentions in school history. The inventive, mischievous Nate is also the star of a bestselling book series that readers of all ages can't get enough of.

  • Tiny_avatar The Born Loserby Art and Chip Sansom

    The Born Loser began in 1965 as a strip with no central characters that revolved around the loser theme. Gradually, it developed into the comic we see today, starring lovable loser Brutus Thornapple.

  • Tiny_avatar Brevityby Dan Thompson

    Brevity is amusingly idiosyncratic and often uproariously funny. The single-panel comic takes bizarre and unexpected detours through pop culture and modern society, delighting in witty wordplay and situations so absurd you have to laugh.

  • Celebritycipher-icon Celebrity Cipherby Luis Campos

    Readers must decode quotes from well-known past and present individuals, living or deceased, covering all spectrums.

  • Tiny_avatar Cul de Sacby Richard Thompson

    Welcome to the absurdly wonderful world of the Otterloops. Where world-renowned picky eating, manhole-cover dancing and driving the world's smallest street-legal car are all part of the day-to-day beauty of this transcendent comic strip.

  • Tiny_avatar Matt Davies

    Incisive social and political commentary with distinctive style from a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

  • Tiny_avatar DeFlockedby Jeff Corriveau

    DeFlocked stars four of the most incompatible characters to ever come together on the comics page. Like a modern day Seinfeld meets Animal Farm, DeFlocked takes on the familiar to the highly ridiculous in our everyday lives. This fresh character-driven strip captures both young and old audiences with its winning combination of pop culture humor and classic sitcom-inspired relationship comedy.

  • Tiny_avatar Do Just One Thingby Danny Seo

    Simple, eco-friendly ways to save money and the planet.

  • Tiny_avatar Frank and Ernestby Thaves

    Frank & Ernest stars Frank and Ernest, playful punsters with the ability to appear as any person, place or thing in any time period. The constant element is the pair's "frank and earnest" iconoclastic attitude.

  • Tiny_avatar The Grizzwellsby Bill Schorr

    For a family strip with bite, you can't do better than The Grizzwells, starring a four-bear family of grizzlies.

  • Tiny_avatar Heart of the Cityby Steenz

    One of Nerdist's Best Comics of 2020! Heart is a girl with big dreams and a love of drama. She lives with her mom, Addy, in Philadelphia, and has always had the support of her best friends Dean and Kat. Heart of the City follows Heart into a new phase of her life, filled with new challenges, new milestones, new friends and new adventures.

  • Tiny_avatar Hermanby Jim Unger

    One of the most innovative comics of all time, Herman is the groundbreaking offbeat humor panel created by Jim Unger.

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  • Tiny_avatar Kevin Kallaugherby KAL

    Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) is the international award-winning editorial cartoonist for The Economist magazine of London and The Baltimore Sun. In a distinguished career than spans 42 years, Kal has created over 8000 cartoons and 150 magazine covers. His resumé includes six collections of his published work including his celebrated 35th year anthology of Economist cartoons titled Daggers Drawn.

  • Tiny_avatar Mike Lester

    Mike Lester is a former commercial advertising and children’s book illustrator-turned-editorial cartoonist. Not the reverse. A consistent conservative with a distinctive line, who supports gay marriage if it saves one baby from abortion (he is adopted).

  • Tiny_avatar Kathryn Jean Lopez

    Kathryn Jean Lopez, editor of National Review Online, writes a weekly column of conservative political and social commentary.

  • Tiny_avatar Gene Lyons

    Gene Lyons is a National Magazine Award winner and columnist for the Arkansas Times. A Southerner with a liberal viewpoint, Lyons comments on politics and national issues with a distinct voice and a no-nonsense approach.

  • Tiny_avatar Moderately Confusedby Jeff Stahler

    Moderately Confused is a laugh-out-loud daily humor panel from award-winning editorial cartoonist Jeff Stahler.

  • Tiny_avatar Montyby Jim Meddick

    This award-winning, quirky comic strip created by Jim Meddick in 1985 spoofs suburbia, trashes tacky TV shows and offers absurdist commentary on everything from hosing down spider monkeys to the latest conspiracy theory.

  • Tiny_avatar National Perspectiveby David Shribman

    Pulitzer Prize-winner David Shribman is known for his astute assessment of national politics as well as the political scene throughout the country.

  • Tiny_avatar NEA Bridgeby Phillip Alder

    Six days a week, champion bridge player Phillip Alder offers simple tricks and complex strategies to sharpen skills.

  • Neacrosswords-icon NEA Crossword Puzzleby Dan Stark

    A daily crossword to challenge the puzzle-loving reader.

  • Tiny_avatar News of the Weirdby The Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication

    A weekly distillation of the best bizarre dispatches gathered from around the world.

  • Tiny_avatar On Religionby Terry Mattingly

    Terry Mattingly, a weekly columnist and senior fellow for media and religion at The King's College in New York City, tackles the implication of religion in current events in his column, On Religion.

  • Tiny_avatar The Postscriptby Carrie Classon

    The Postscript is always 600 words, often funny, usually thoughtful, and never political. In a world where there is no shortage of dire news, The Postscript provides a small dose of positivity each week. Columnist Carrie Classon started the column in 2009, where it ran in the InterCounty Leader in Frederic, Wisconsin for 255 consecutive weeks.

  • Tiny_avatar Reality Checkby Dave Whamond

    Cartoonist Dave Whamond offers an offbeat view of the world in Reality Check, a comic panel that exposes the hidden hilarity in everyday situations.

  • Tiny_avatar Rip Haywireby Dan Thompson

    Rip Haywire is an action-packed, silly send-up of the adventure comic strip that takes readers on a roller-coaster ride across the globe and shows how even studly mercenaries get yelled at by their mothers.

  • Tiny_avatar Steven V. Roberts

    Steve Roberts' weekly commentary column offers a no-nonsense analysis of national and international issues.

  • Tiny_avatar Rob Rogers

    Rob Rogers' editorial cartoons have appeared in the Tribune as well as in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, USA Today and other major newspapers and magazines.

  • Tiny_avatar Sense & Sensitivityby Harriette Cole

    There's a new voice offering sound, supportive advice, and it comes from Harriette Cole. The best-selling author and entrepreneur provides advice six times each week in her Q&A column Sense & Sensitivity.

  • Tiny_avatar Shortcutsby Jeff Harris

    Shortcuts by Jeff Harris is a compelling feature that mixes bold, colorful artwork with fun, interesting facts to create a kids page that actually entertains as it educates.

  • Tiny_avatar Jeff Stahler

    Jab, poke, stick, skewer, prod, pinch, slice, dice, lambaste, lampoon, belittle, slap, wallop, ridicule, scorn, mourn, embrace, criticize, satirize and eulogize. This is the unique language of veteran Ohio political cartoonist Jeff Stahler.

  • Tiny_avatar Sudoku Dailyby Andrews McMeel Universal

    Sudoku Daily is a puzzle that uses numbers instead of words. It's a grid of 81 squares, divided into nine blocks of nine squares each. Some of the squares contain a digit. The goal is to fill in the empty squares so that the digits 1 through 9 appear just once in every row, column and individual block.

  • Tiny_avatar TasteFoodby Lynda Balslev

    Lynda Balslev is a cookbook author, food and travel writer, and recipe developer based in the San Francisco Bay area, where she lives with her Danish husband, two children, a cat and a dog. Lynda studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu Ecole de Cuisine in Paris and worked as a personal chef, culinary instructor, and food writer in Switzerland and Denmark. Her favorite activities include hiking, cooking dinners for her friends and family, and planning her next travel destination.

  • Tiny_avatar Thatababyby Paul Trap

    Thatababy's philosophy can be summed up quite neatly: To keep his parents on their toes.

  • Tiny_avatar Win, Lose, Drewby Drew Litton

    Cartoonist Drew Litton satirically slam-dunks one of America's greatest passions - sports.

  • Tiny_avatar Byron York

    Byron York, chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner, is a columnist respected for his reporting skills, fine writing, and analytical approach.